Shoe-heel



S. G. SHAPIRO.

V SHOE HEEL. APPL'ICATION'FILED 050.8. l9l9.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

UNITED STATES PA TENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL Gn SHAPIRO, 0F NEW YORK, 1\T. Y.

SHOE-HEEL.

Application led December 8, 1919. Serial No. 343,278.

1 0 all w hom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. SHArIRo, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe- Heels, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to heels for shoes, and more particularly to animproved construction of so-called high heels for womens shoes.

It is an object of the invention to provide a simple, practical anddurable heel of the character referred to which comprises a hollow metalbody and a renewable shockabsorbent tread.

A further object is to provide an 'improved metal heel capable ofeconomical manufacture and efiicient service.

Another object is to provide a heel of the character mentioned whichpossesses features of structural superiority and functional advantage.

Other objects and advantages will be in part noted hereinafterinconnection with the following description of the accompanying drawingwhich illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein--Figure l is a side elevation of the improved heel mounted;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation partially in section; and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the plane of the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

In general, the heel shown comprises a metal body part l, hollow fromtop to bottom except for a metal ceiling or partition 2 intermediate thelength of the heel and eX- tending horizontally across the opening. soas to divide the same into an upper opening or chamber 3 and a loweropening or chamber 4. The said partition 2 has in its center a hole oraperture 5 of sufficient size to permit the threaded portion of a screw6 to pass through it. The head of the screw 6 .1s molded or otherwisefirmly embedded 1n the upper portion of a plug 7, the bottom portion ofwhich plug preferably forms a flange 8 which flange rests against thelower extremities of the walls 9 and is so sha ed as to conformtherewith, so that the p ug and tread portion are integral as shown inmy previous application No. 325,249, led September 20, 1919.

The plug 7 is inserted into the lower opening or chamber 4 of the heeland the threaded portion of the screw 6 is inserted through the aperture5 in the partition or ceiling 2. One or more nuts l0 are then threadedover the end of the screw thus firmly locking the screw and holding theplug 7 firmly in position in the lower opening or chamber 4. Saidlocking may also be accomplished by riveting the end of the screw.

It will be noted that in this construction the plug is of substantiallength so that when the tread portion of the plug is worn down it can bereplaced by a tread which can be fastened to the plug by nails ofsubstantial length. Moreover7 it is possible by this construction for acobbler to employ any of the rubber heels now on the market on my heels,since nails of sufficient length can be used to fasten them firmly inthe heels. Another advantage of this construction isv that since theplug is firmly locked in position by the screw and nut it is not'necessary that the plug should be manufactured with such accuracy as tolit perfectly the opening in the heel, as in previous inventions of minein which it is vnecessary for operation that the plug should be moreperfectly shaped and should always be slightly larger than the opening.By my present invention, it is possible to utilize manyrof theadvantages of these former inventions in constructions in which suchcare is not given to measurements either of the opening in the heel orof the plug.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A shoe heel including in combination a hollow metal heel body havingan opening from top to bottom therethrough, a metal partition or ceilingintermediate the length of said heel extending horizontally across thesaid opening, an aperture in said ceiling adapted to receive a screw, anon-metallic plug adapted for insertion in the lower portion of saidopening, a screw having its head portion molded into the upper portionof said plug and its threaded portion extending upward therefrom throughthe aperture of the partition and one or more nuts adapted to bethreaded over said screw to anchor said plug in place.

- is rmly embedded in the upper portion of said plug and 'which extendsthrough the aperture in the partition and onto lwhich one or more nutsare threaded romfabove to 10 look it firmly in place.

In witness whereof I afx my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL G. sHAPiRo.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. VOGT, B. J.. LoNGsTREn'r.

